Example sentences of "draw into a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His brows drew into a grim frown and immediately she wished the words unsaid as he dragged a hand wearily across his forehead . |
| 2 | Twice she was in the very act , loaded fork in her hand , when her breathing quickened , her mouth drew into a forbidding shiver of disgust , and she waited for the next signal to come round . |
| 3 | As soon as the lights were in their favour they turned left , and after a short distance he cut the engine and they drew into a wooden landing-stage . |
| 4 | Also at Killingworth at that time was George Stephenson [ q.v. ] , fourteen years older than Wood , and the two were soon drawn into a lasting friendship by their mutual interests and ambitions . |
| 5 | His life changes as he is drawn into a dangerous aura of incestuous relations surrounding the director and his beautiful sister Jenny ( Liza Walker ) to whom he is immediately drawn . |
| 6 | The last thing Michael Harvey wanted was to be drawn into a personal discussion . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's frustrating because clubs play games but I refuse to be drawn into a Dutch auction . |
| 8 | Since Britain was committed to defending France in the case of an invasion , it was obvious to him that Britain would be drawn into a future European war unless fascism was thwarted . |
| 9 | Some are more easily drawn into a regional class alliance than others . |
| 10 | When Henry VIII acceded to the throne , James let himself be drawn into a dubious alliance with the French king Louis XII , and after Henry had invaded France wrote him a brash letter demanding a cessation of hostilities . |
| 11 | Next , the selected frames of movement for PARTB are drawn into a temporary drawing file using the now established displacement functions . |
| 12 | The veteran Eire international is careful not to be drawn into a new slanging match with Ferguson — but one of those reasons must be to show the United manager that he is not a crippled has-been , better equipped propping up a bar than shoring up a defence at football 's highest level . |
| 13 | Following the break with Moscow and the Camp David Accords the USSR also appeared anxious that Egypt could be drawn into a new Western-sponsored and Chinese-backed military bloc of conservative Middle East states . |
| 14 | But even if the majority of Asian states recognise a link between the political aspirations of non-alignment and the broader goals of the revived Soviet ‘ pan-Asian security ’ scheme they are unlikely to permit themselves to become drawn into a new structure of strategic accords in Asia presided over by Moscow which could enable the USSR to press for more direct relations of military alignment in the future . |
| 15 | Blood was drawn into a heparinised container for vitamin C assay and plasma was stored at -70°C in two volumes of 2% metaphosphoric acid . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's his club , he has his opinion , and it 's not for me to be drawn into a public dialogue with him . |
| 17 | After a hard-hitting first round in which both boxers traded body punches , the initiative ebbed away from Hopper in the second as he allowed himself to be drawn into a slugging match instead of using his jab . |
| 18 | Green was certainly unlucky , losing to Wales 's Mark Newton in a bout in which he admitted he was drawn into a slugging match rather than using his skills . |
| 19 | Power struggles are not out of the question and , if you are single , you may be drawn into a passionate , even obsessive liaison . |
| 20 | Her lips have drawn into a thin line . |
| 21 | Her mouth drawn into a thin line . |
| 22 | but from this precise description we are drawn into a larger concept : |
| 23 | Clearly he was expected , because it was opened immediately by a thin , elderly woman dressed neatly in conservative black , her grizzled hair drawn into a tight bun at the nape of her neck . |
| 24 | Consequently , rather than allowing ourselves to be drawn into a metaphysical wild-goose chase we should concentrate instead on exploring the structural features of the minimal conceptual apparatus upon which any significant choice of ontological objects must depend . |
| 25 | Although all are for solo voice we are drawn into a quasi-theatrical experience . |
| 26 | The small producer will be drawn into a socialised enterprise , not by means of non-economic coercion , but chiefly by the economic advantages which will provide him with a tractor , electric light bulbs , agricultural machinery and so on . |
| 27 | The Arsenal striker , who scored in both north London derby games last season , refused to be drawn into a slanging match after the game but responded forcefully yesterday . |
| 28 | Wilkinson , though , was unwilling to get drawn into a slanging match yesterday . |
| 29 | After removal of the supernatant , the pellet was dispersed into a slurry , drawn into a fine glass pipette and placed as a standing drop on the surface of a nucleopore filter in organ culture . |
| 30 | An ounce can be drawn into a fine wire some fifty miles long , suitable for making delicate chains and filigree as well as threads for gold lace or tissue . |